Deploying the server setup application to WebSphere Application Server

Manually install IBM® Rational® Asset Manager on an existing installation of IBM WebSphere® Application Server.

Before you begin

If you used IBM Installation Manager, Installation Manager would have deployed the server setup application to your server for you. For more information, see Installing Rational Asset Manager server by using Installation Manager.

If you install the product into a clustered environment, see Deploying the server setup application to a Websphere Application Server cluster.

Procedure

  1. Locate the Rational Asset Manager server setup Enterprise Archive for WebSphere Application Server file: com.ibm.ram.repository.setup.web.ear. To locate this file, see Retrieving the server application files directly from the installation media.
  2. Launch the WebSphere Application Server Administrative Console and login as an administrator.
  3. Click Applications > Application types.
  4. Click WebSphere enterprise applications.
  5. Click Install.
  6. Type the path and file name of the Rational Asset Manager Server setup EAR file (com.ibm.ram.repository.setup.web.ear).
  7. Click Show me all installation options and parameters.
  8. Until you reach Step 9, click Next, or click this step in the navigation pane.
  9. On the Summary page, click Finish.
  10. After the EAR file is installed, click Save to Master Configuration.
  11. Click Save.
  12. Start the application.
    1. In the navigation pane, click Applications > Application types.
    2. Click WebSphere enterprise applications.
    3. Select the com.ibm.ram.repository.setup.web.ear application and click Start.
  13. If you access Rational Asset Manager without a web server front end, skip this step. If you access Rational Asset Manager through the IIS or Apache server:
    1. In the navigation pane, click Servers > Server types.
    2. Click Web Servers.
    3. Select the web server name and click Generate Plug-in. (If the web server plug-in has not been created, see Installing web server plug-ins.)
    4. Check the web server name again and click Propagate Plug-in. This sends the plug-in to the web server so that the Rational Asset Manager Server application can be referenced through the installed web server.
  14. Configure the application security and authentication settings:
    1. Click Security.
    2. Click Global security.
    3. In the Administrative Security section, if the Enable administrative security checkbox is selected, select the Enable application security checkbox.
    4. Click Apply.
    5. In the Messages window, click Save directly to the master configuration.
  15. Stop, and then restart WebSphere Application Server and web servers.
  16. To access the Rational Asset Manager server setup application, use the following URLs:
    1. If you use a web server, type http://machine_name/ram.setup/ . For example, http://www.example.com/ram.setup/
    2. If you do not use a web server, type http://machine_name:port/ram.setup/. For example, http://www.example.com:13080/ram.setup/(Use the port number for the Default Host that is defined in Virtual Hosts under Environment in the navigation pane.)
  17. Use the server setup application to configure Rational Asset Manager. For more information, see Deploying and configuring application files by using the server setup application.
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